Improvement in furniture-polishes



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CALEB A. LIBBY, OF LA OYGNE, KANSAS.

IMPROVEMENT IN FURNITURE-POLISHES.

Specification formln g part of Letters Patent No. 138,262, dated Ap1i1 29, 1873; application filed April 7, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CALEB A. LIBBY, of La Gygne, Linn county, Kansas, have invented a certain compound called Furniture-Polish, of which the following is a specification:

My furniture-polishis composed of the following ingredients: Two (2) gallons raw linseedoil, one and one-half (1%) gallon turpentine, one-fourth (9;) pound dragons blood, onefourth a) pound rosin, one-fourth (i) pound alum, two (2) ounces iodide potassium, onehalf (1}) pound sulphuric acid, eight (8) ounces nitric acid; using avoirdupois Weight for the dragons blood, rosin, alum, iodide potassium,

and sulphuric acid; common wine or liquid measure for the Oil and turpentine; apothecanes measure for the nitric acid.

Manner of Mixing.

First put the oil and turpentine into an earthen vessel; then pulverize the dragons blood, rosin, alum, and iodide potassium to a fine powder. Stir this powder slowly into the oil and turpentine; then add the sulphuric acid, slowly stirring continually. Let this mixture stand ten hours 5 then add the nitric acid. Slowly stir the mixture while adding. Apply with a sponge or cloth.

Claim. 

